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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Idaho Newsletter for Sunday August 02, 2020 ( 12 items )  

Chairman Risch Applauds Committee Passage of 17 Nominees, Foreign Service Officer Promotions
WASHINGTON, July 30 -- Sen. Jim Risch, R-Idaho, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on July 29: U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today held a committee business meeting during which members approved 17 nominees and seven Foreign Service Officer (FSO) promotions lists. "Given the enormous number of nominees under the committee's jurisdiction, considering and processing nominations is a core re  more

Chairman Risch Issues Opening Statement at Hearing on FY 2021 State Department Budget Request
WASHINGTON, July 31 -- Sen. Jim Risch, R-Idaho, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following opening statement on July 30 at a full committee hearing on the fiscal 2021 State Department budget request with witness testimony from Secretary of State Mike Pompeo: "Today we have with us Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to discuss the State Department's fiscal year 2021 budget request. Though if history is any judge, Secretary Pompeo, you will face a wide variety of questio  more

Rep. Simpson Joins Bipartisan, Bicameral Group of Lawmakers Introduce Major Legislation to Expand Funding to Restore America's National Forests
WASHINGTON, July 31 -- Rep. Mike Simpson, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Tom Udall (D-N.M.), Rob Portman (R-Ohio.), and Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.) and U.S. Representatives Jimmy Panetta (D-Calif.), Mike Simpson (R-Idaho), Kim Schrier, M.D. (D-Wash.), and Doug LaMalfa (R-Calif.), introduced the Repairing Existing Public Land by Adding Necessary Trees Act or the REPLANT Act, legislation to expand funding for the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) to carry out reforestation proje  more

Sen. Crapo Issues Statement at CFPB Semi-Annual Report to Congress
WASHINGTON, July 30 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, chairman of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following remarks in a virtual hearing to receive the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's Semi-Annual Report to Congress on July 29: "Today, we will receive testimony from CFPB Director Kathy Kraninger on the CFPB's semiannual report. "On July 2, the CFPB issued its Spring 2020 Semiannual Report, which outlines the CFPB's significant work between October 2019 and  more

Sen. Crapo Recommends Extension, Expansion of COVID-19 Relief
WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, chairman of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, sent two letters to financial agencies and regulators urging the extension and expansion of existing provisions key to providing relief and economic stability. The first letter encourages the Federal Reserve and Treasury Department to quickly expand the Main S  more

Sen. Crapo: Weekly Column - Advocating for a Third Federal Judge for Idaho
WASHINGTON, July 28 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following column: The U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary held a hearing on June 30, 2020, to discuss the Judicial Conference of the United States' most recent recommendations for more federal judgeships. The Judicial Conference has recommended a third judgeship for Idaho consistently since 2003. As a member of the Committee, I reiterated the need to put aside partisan differences and create a third federal district judgeship in Ida  more

Sen. Menendez: Bipartisan Group of Senators Introduce Legislation to Provide Assistance, Support for Ukraine
WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Sen. Bob Menendez, D-New Jersey, ranking Democratic member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) and Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member and chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Rob Portman (R-Ohio), Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), and Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) introduced the Ukraine Security Partnership Act to provide security assistance and strategic support to Ukrain  more

Sen. Murphy, Bipartisan Group of Senators Introduce Legislation to Provide Assistance, Support for Ukraine
WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, along with Committee Chairman Jim Risch (R-Idaho), and U.S. Senators Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Rob Portman (R-Ohio), John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), and Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) this week introduced the Ukraine Security Partnership Act to provide security assistance and strategic support to Ukraine. "It's been a rough  more

Sen. Risch Applauds Final Rule on Columbia River System
WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, issued the following statement on the release of the Final Environmental Impact Statement of the Columbia River System Operation: "I'm pleased to see the Final EIS and Biological Opinion offered by the administration. Throughout the uncertainty of the pandemic, the Corps and other action agencies have been a model for how the government can continue to serve the American people under unique circumstances. "The resulting EIS appropriately recogn  more

Sen. Risch Discusses COVID-19, Small Business, China in Coeur D'Alene
WASHINGTON, July 28 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho) visited Coeur d'Alene over the weekend where he met with officials from North Idaho College, the Coeur d'Alene Rotary Club, the Idaho Association of Commerce and Industry, and former Veteran Small Business of the Month recipient, Critical Power. During his meetings, Risch spoke with Idahoans about the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, rising tensions with China, and the challenges fac  more

Sen. Risch: Bipartisan Group of Senators Introduce Legislation to Provide Assistance, Support for Ukraine
WASHINGTON, July 31 -- Sen. Jim Risch, R-Idaho, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), chairman and ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Rob Portman (R-Ohio), Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), and Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) introduced the Ukraine Security Partnership Act to provide security assistance and strategic support to Ukraine. "The Russian Federat  more

Sen. Udall: Bipartisan, Bicameral Group of Lawmakers Introduce Major Legislation to Expand Funding to Restore America's National Forests
WASHINGTON, July 30 -- Sen. Tom Udall, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Tom Udall (D-N.M.), Rob Portman (R-Ohio.), and Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.) and U.S. Representatives Jimmy Panetta (D-Calif.), Mike Simpson (R-Idaho), Kim Schrier, M.D. (D-Wash.), and Doug LaMalfa (R-Calif.), introduced the Repairing Existing Public Land by Adding Necessary Trees Act or the REPLANT Act, legislation to expand funding for the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) to carry out reforestation pro  more